High caesarean section rate: A ten year experience in a tertiary hospital in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-297

  Igberase, G O ^a   Ebeigbe, P N ^a   Andrew, B O ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Baptist Medical Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

High caesarean section rates; Maternal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 70350717871     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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